Why journalist Siddique Kappan and his co-accused are languishing in jail – despite getting bail

The bail conditions require the furnishing of sureties, which in turn need to be verified by local authorities.

Zafar Aafaq

· Dec 26, 2022 · 06:30 am

Has Supreme Court censured Modi government by reopening the 1984 Sikh massacre cases its SIT closed?

It has, says the senior lawyer HS Phoolka, who has fought for justice on behalf of many victims of the anti-Sikh pogrom.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jan 16, 2018 · 07:30 am

These women in Rajasthan survived sterilisation surgeries but still became pregnant

After their surgeries failed, some women went on to have their fourth or fifth child. Among them, many did not know they were eligible for compensation.

Menaka Rao

· Oct 18, 2017 · 02:30 pm

10 years on, Andhra Adivasi women struggle for justice against anti-Naxal force accused of rape

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether the case against 13 Greyhounds personnel can proceed.

Ayesha Minhaz

· Aug 23, 2017 · 09:00 am

Firing on Madhya Pradesh farmers: Is judicial commission a sure way of burying the case?

The state has seen several such inquiries whose reports are yet to be made public or acted upon by the government.

Rakesh Dixit

· Jun 15, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Beyond vacancies, judicial reforms in India also need to look at creating witness-friendly systems

Delhi operates special deposition courts for children and victims or witnesses for serious crimes and sexual assaults. Why haven't other states followed?

Madhav Chandavarkar

· Jan 08, 2017 · 07:00 am

Mothers of pesticide victims in Kasargod are still fighting and waiting for help

Sixteen years after endosulfan was banned in Kerala, authorities fail to address victims’ grievances.

TA Ameerudheen

· Oct 01, 2016 · 02:30 pm

A day after the CJI's tears, we have a state-of-the-art, ISO certified justice department

Judicial backlog who?

Scroll Staff

· Apr 25, 2016 · 02:06 pm

Why the backlog of over 3 crore cases in Indian courts will continue to grow

There is a shortage of judges and those in positions of power are not in a hurry to fill up the vacancies, as a controversy about the Delhi Judicial Service exam shows.

Rashme Sehgal

· Oct 09, 2015 · 06:30 pm

Justice denied: Two charts show the enormity of the crisis of India's justice delayed system

There are more than 2.7 crore cases pending in district courts across the country and 60% of them are more than two years old.

Mayank Jain

· Sep 21, 2015 · 02:30 pm

Argentina protests: middle class marchers move in the shadows – and on social media

Argentines have taken to the streets in their hundreds of thousands since the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman – but for what?

Juan Pablo Ferrero, The Conversation

· Feb 26, 2015 · 06:45 am

Chief Justice wants to cancel long vacations for Indian courts, but lawyers aren't very keen

Getting courts to work all year could address the massive backlog of pending cases, but lawyers are concerned about how it could affect their own vacations.

Aarefa Johari

· Jun 05, 2014 · 06:32 am